Landlady said no to child locks on kitchen doors

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Have 1yr old walking Dd, we asked for permission to put child locks on kitchen cabinet doors and were refused in case we damage said doors. So are there such things as locks that don't need screws so don't cause damage, do we even need them? And if yes to both previous questions, wwyd, fit them (the non damaging locks) anyway? Thanks.

x posting with BetsyBoop. Sorry. I thought it was such an original idea too. Nothing new under the sun I guess.

Another one here who never bothered with door locks.

I mean, why would you ever leave a 1 year old in a kitchen on its own? Even with locks (which they soon learn to bust) A kitchen is not a safe place for a small child to be.

All you need is a stairgate on the door and just to not let the child in the kitchen alone. Rearrange your kitchen so if the child is in there when you are, then they can't get to anything dangerous. I always found a box of 'toys' (old pots, wooden spoons etc) down low was enough of a temptation so that DDs never explored anywhere else.

I found that DD could open the child locks quicker than I could.

She doesn't play in the kitchen alone, and she loves pots and pans and eating cat fluff in there. Was worried about fingers. Not bleach drinking. Seems I don't really need them though so will not bother. Thanks all.

Me too re no locks - never really found any that worked/didn't take his/my fingers off. Put sharps and chemicals out of reach, don't leave them alone in the kitchen, toys to distract.

Your landlord's a knob for refusing though.....

For trapped fingers, buy some of the adhesive pads which prevent the door closing properly. This will mean that your child cannot harm themselves and when you don't need them anymore they just peel off.

Mowlem thank you, that's perfect. Hurrah!

They only trap their fingers once then they learn that it hurts and stop doing it!

No locks in this house either.

And get a bottle of sticky stuff remover if you are planning on sticking anything onto the cupboards. You don't want to peel them off and have half the cupboard come off with the sticker.

if what you use doesn't damage the doors, it's surely none of your LL's business? it's your home, not hers.

Good suggestion also re sticky stuff remover. Though DH is getting a dab hand at repairing piddly annoyances that letting agencies would otherwise charge us ££££ for.

nail varnish remover takes off sticky pads a treat

Child locks dont work.

They work out how to foil them in a couple of weeks.

Meanwhile you will break every nail you have as your forget they are fitted and try and pull the doors open.

Gate on the door much better.

I am open plan (well not me - the house). I have three young ones at home (out of five) and we dont have much trouble with the two youngest. They like to get the plastic beakers and stuff out but dangerous and breakables are out the way.

My older boy is more of a problem but he has austism so its a different issue. We need padlocks for him

Again - not for him but for the doors

I didn't have any door locks in our kitchen...not through any great idealogical calling, we just never got round to installing them then realised that my daughter having a good rummage through the baking cupboard could give me enough time to sort out supper or whatever so we just went without. ended up with lots of flour on the floor but thats no big deal! obviously kept sharp things up higher but other than that it was no problem.

YOu can buy stick on ones. I never used them, I taught my children not to go in the cupboards.

what type of door handels do you have?

I have used elastic bands / string to secure the handles together so cupboards cant be opened.

a slight faff to un-do each time, but not impossible

I was actually thinking of keeping DD in the cupboard.

No locks here

I rent and used the boots locks on my kitchen, these worked a treat and came off fine when I had to move. I would think there would be no issues with something along those lines.

I rent and used the boots locks on my kitchen, these worked a treat and came off fine when I had to move. I would think there would be no issues with something along those lines.

I never had locks - just string to tie handles together - that works pretty well and is cheap and doesn't mark at all

Just put all dangerous stuff in high cupboards. DD will soon learn not to trap fingers, as it hurts.

I tie my door handles together with bits of ribbon. The problem with elastic bands is they stretch to allow small fingers in then pull close...

I had locks that hook over the handles and click into place. they can be used on knob and bar type handles. My 4 year old cant get them undone. Bought them from mothercare.

We're open plan and don't have a lot of high cupboard storage, so really had to put on locks, we found a few things in Mothercare that didnt need to be screwed on but hooked round the door handles, is that an option? (will depends on the door handles)

for those who didn't have any locks, do you just have well behaved DCs who don't think it's fun to empty a whole jar of chinese 5 spice on the kitchen floor while you just nip to put a bag of rubbish in the bin outdoors then? why don't I ever think to DS-proof different parts of my house before he finds a new fun way to make a mess?